For the second straight game, Chaparral will face off against Temecula Valley. The Pumas will challenge the Golden Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chaparral's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Temecula Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Chaparral's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Wednesday's struggle, when Temecula Valley hitters got past them. The Pumas came up short against the Golden Bears on Wednesday, falling 14-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Pumas have suffered since April 23, 2024.
For Temecula Valley's part, they got a great performance from Grayson Martin as he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Martin a new career-high.
At the plate, Rocco Pugliese was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kardiff Black, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Temecula Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Temecula Valley and bumps their season record up to 10-7. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Chaparral, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
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